To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:10:16 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Randy" Subject: Re: [LML] LNC-2 past 200k Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0085_01C86EEC.9FE87CD0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0085_01C86EEC.9FE87CD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think some of you are missing my point... Almost any LNC-2 will go to = 200 knots... It's getting past the 200 knot mark is not quite as easy. This takes the = extra touches like more HP, light weight, straight build, reduced drag, = etc.=20 There are about a dozen LNC-2's here and most of them get to 200 knots = (not all) and a few get well past that. Those few have allot more time = into them to get them faster. The 200 knot wall is not the end of the = LNC-2 speed it's just the easiest to reach. That is the power to drag = limit on this design.=20 Increase the power, reduce the drag and the limit is raised but it is in = no way linear past 200 knots . It is very exponential. Randy Stuart LNC-2 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Paul Lipps=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 4:58 AM Subject: [LML] LNC-2 past 200k Oscar Grassle's 160HP 235/320 would go 240mph/208.5k at 3150rpm at = 5500' dalt with my two-blade design; that's what you would expect with a = 187HP engine at 2700rpm. It would also go 233mph/202.4k at 3090rpm at = 10,000' dalt, or the equivalent of 183HP engine at 2700rpm! These = numbers were verified with a GPS on two-way runs. At 1000' dalt, it = would go 242mph/210.3k at 3200rpm, the same as a 189.6HP engine at = 2700rpm. ------=_NextPart_000_0085_01C86EEC.9FE87CD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I think some of = you are=20 missing my point... Almost any LNC-2 will go to 200=20 knots...
It's getting past = the 200 knot=20 mark is not quite as easy. This takes the extra touches like more HP, = light=20 weight, straight build, reduced drag, etc.
There are about a = dozen=20 LNC-2's here and most of them get to 200 knots (not all) and a few get = well past=20 that. Those few have allot more time into them to get them faster. The = 200 knot=20 wall is not the end of the LNC-2 speed it's just the easiest to reach. = That is=20 the power to drag limit on this design.
Increase the = power, reduce the=20 drag and the limit is raised but it is in no way linear past 200 knots . = It is=20 very exponential.
 
Randy=20 Stuart
LNC-2
 
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Paul=20 Lipps
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Sent: Thursday, February 14, = 2008 4:58=20 AM
Subject: [LML] LNC-2 past = 200k

Oscar Grassle's 160HP 235/320 would go=20 240mph/208.5k at 3150rpm at 5500' dalt with my two-blade design; = that's what=20 you would expect with a 187HP engine at 2700rpm. It would also go = 233mph/202.4k at 3090rpm at 10,000' dalt, or the equivalent of 183HP = engine at=20 2700rpm! These numbers were verified with a GPS on two-way runs. At = 1000'=20 dalt, it would go 242mph/210.3k at 3200rpm, the same as a 189.6HP=20 engine at 2700rpm.
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